... The will of John Willis, Sr., dated June 7, 1715 and probated in Richmond Co. July 6, 1715,
- leaves a plantation to his son-in-law, Thomas James, and Mary his wife, to go after their deaths to their son, David James;
- leaves a bequest to Mary Cullins "who lives with me";
- another bequest to his son Charles Willis and Matilda his wife, then to go the Charles1 son, John Willis; - - mentions his late wife, Matilda;
- his son William;
- daughter Susannah;
- Mary Gradner;
- Isaac Arnold and William Willis guardians of Mary Cullins;
- John Willis and Isaac Arnold, exrs. (W. B. 1709-19, pp. 214ff).
John Willis, the executor, was a son, as his father deeded him land by gift in 1694 (D. B. 2, p. 81).
The son, William Willis, died in 1716, Sarah his wife being his administratrix (D. B. 7, p. 173). ...